The last upfront season resulted in long negotiations with significant rollbacks outside of sports, and buyers wouldn’t be surprised by a little deja vu this time around. The days of skyrocketing linear CPMs (cost per thousand viewers reached) amid declining ratings, fall schedules dictating dollars and early market movers are likely long gone. In this…
Is Fierceness a creative agency in Sparta, New Jersey or a horse running in this year’s Kentucky Derby? It’s this year’s favorite in the world’s most famous horse race. What about High Wide & Handsome, Carte Blanche and Good Apple? If you said horses for any of those, you’d be wrong–they’re all ad agencies. Seven…
Meta believes short-form videos are the future. At its NewFronts presentation on Thursday, the tech giant revealed a slew of AI-powered tools for ad buyers, helping brands connect with creators to reach wider audiences. Powered by machine learning, Meta now recommends creators to brands on its searchable Instagram Creator Marketplace. Brands can search for creators…
Five-time Grammy winner Mike Post has composed the music for the best-known TV shows of the last two generations, including The Rockford Files, Magnum, P.I. and L.A. Law. But a singular moment in his career came when producer Dick Wolf called him about Law & Order, for which Post had just written the title theme….
The city-based podcast and newsletter media company City Cast is on pace to generate $3 million in revenue and expand into its twelfth and thirteenth markets this year, according to founder David Plotz. The company is not profitable, and the revenues are relatively small for an 80-person outlet. But the figures also reflect substantial growth…
After President Joe Biden signed a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S., its Chinese owner ByteDance is considering selling the popular platform. But a TikTok suitor would need more than both regulatory approval and the stomach to operate a social media company. It would also need the technical chops to rebuild its powerful…
The world has changed a lot since the early aughts, but Ogilvy and Mather’s “Wanta Fanta” earworm is still going strong. The fun-loving spirit of the original campaign, first introduced to us by the dance group the Fantanas in 2002, has now been remixed and reimagined for Gen Z. Embracing enjoyment and pleasure over necessity…
Join hosts Cathy Hackl and Lee Kebler in this engaging podcast as they discuss the latest news and trends in technology and innovation. From Meta’s opening of its Horizon OS to Apple’s focus on enterprise and brainwave protection laws, they cover a wide range of fascinating topics. Discover the potential of brain implants for artificial…
Last year, global ecommerce sales totaled nearly $6 trillion and are expected to grow 10% this year. People expect nothing but the best shopping experience every time, and expectations increase every time they experience something better. This represents a sharp departure from how commerce has traditionally been approached–as a mere transaction after all the creative…
AI continues to drive Meta’s year-long recovery. Revenue from its Advantage+ Shopping Campaigns (ACS) more than doubled since last year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during the Q1 2024 earnings call. Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, reported a 27% increase in revenue, reaching $36.5 billion compared to $28.6 billion in 2023. Advertising…
Perplexity, a generative AI startup developing a search engine to rival Google, has secured nearly $63 million in Series B funding. This investment has propelled the 55-person startup to double its valuation in three months, now exceeding $1 billion, with total fundraising reaching $165 million. The round was led by investor Daniel Gross with participation…
Publishers have long had their revenue undercut by blocklists preventing ads from showing up on articles about politics, hard news or other content that makes brands squeamish. Now, some publishers are feeling a new threat: carbon filtering tools and blocklists from firms like Scope3 and Good-Loop that let ad buyers filter the lowest carbon-emitting publishers….
Veteran marketer Kristin Harrer has been appointed to the post of senior vice president and chief brand officer of T-Mobile, the company confirmed to Adweek. In a LinkedIn post, T-Mobile’s president of marketing, strategy and products Mike Katz lauded Harrer’s “wealth of experience and a proven track record of building brand strength and leading revenue…
Netflix is surprisingly upfront about its upfront plans. The company is set to make its second upfront presentation this May, and in an earnings call today, Netflix’s leaders explained exactly what to expect. Typically, upfront week presenters are somewhat clandestine about the contents of their presentations ahead of the annual advertising event; however, Netflix co-CEO…
Even by Southern California standards, the traffic jam created by motorists heading home from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is notorious. In the hours after the annual concert’s end, tens of thousands of revelers sit bumper to bumper on Interstate 10 as far as 60 miles west of the grounds. There’s not much…
Warner Bros. Discovery wants to be upfront about its data strategy. Top line Today, WBD announced that David Porter has been named head of ad sales research, data and insights. The company noted in a statement that the announcement comes ahead of its May 15 upfront presentation in New York City. Between the lines In…
Add some NFL jerseys to the football memorabilia lining the walls at your local Applebee’s. Today, the National Football League announced Applebee’s Grill + Bar as its “official grill + bar” sponsor in a multiyear deal starting just in time for the upcoming NFL Draft. The more than 1,500-location casual dining chain has ensconced itself…
When sports marketing moves at the pace of the game, Coca-Cola can’t keep its campaigns or creativity bottled up. At the beginning of this year’s NCAA men’s and women’s March Madness basketball tournaments, The Coca-Cola Company and its partners at Cartwright Creative released a one-minute spot for Coke Zero Sugar, “Free Throw Madness.” The spot…
Heading into Monday’s WNBA Draft, Ice Cube’s offer to Caitlin Clark to play in his Big3 league still stands at $5 million for eight games. For Ice Cube and Big3 partner Jeff Kwatinetz–founder and CEO of production company/record label/management agency The Firm–the lucrative offer to join the Big3 next season isn’t a marketing move. Much…
Heading into Monday’s WNBA Draft, Ice Cube’s offer to Caitlin Clark to play in his Big3 league still stands at $5 million for eight games. For Ice Cube and Big3 partner Jeff Kwatinetz–founder and CEO of production company/record label/management agency The Firm–the lucrative offer to join the Big3 next season isn’t a marketing move. Much…
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